Piano Based Science

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Science: This project relates to science because the piano key model that we built exhibits how pianos make notes. In an acoustic piano, there is a “lever”. On one side, there is they key; on the other side, there is the hammer. When the key is pushed down, the hammer on other side of the lever is raised up and hits a taut string. The action of the hammer hitting the string causes it to vibrate, creating a note. After the key is let go, there is a damper that immediately stops the vibrations, cutting off the sound. Our model demonstrates this giving us the chance to see how the hammer would hit the string in the piano and create vibrations.

Math: Our project relates to math because when we read music to play an instrument, in this case a piano, we need to know math. When playing notes, …show more content…

In order to construct our piano key model, we used the design/engineering process. We first researched about how the piano key functions. After brainstorming ideas of how to build it, we designed our piano key model. We constructed the model and tested its accuracy. When the hammer didn’t hit the string, we figured out an alternative way to make it work. From this experience, we eventually improved it. We came up with our final project by using the design process which created a model that shows how piano keys work.

Art:
The definition of art is,”the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power,” (Google). Music is a beautiful expression of emotions, using creative skill. There are many things that can be considered as art. Our project relates to art because music is a form of art. The piano, which we made our project on, is a musical instrument that plays music. Every key that we press on a piano makes a note. When put together, those notes form music.

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